Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Well, it's 6/6/06, and we all know what that means (aside from the fact that we're all probably going to die): Sound Team's Movie Monster is finally here. Indie Interviews posted a chat with the band, and here's an exclusive Sound Teamvideo clip of the band jumping around like frogs. Frogs with oversized cardboard human heads.

15 comments:

Anonymous said...

NY Sun actually makes a pretty good point - many of these bands being promoted on these sites are only somewhat better than mediocre. I do love Tapes N' Tapes, but the list of mediocre, seen-it-before, northing more than a simple hook and same-old melody bands is way too long (Sound Team, Voxtrot, etc.). Unfortunately, most bloggers don't have a very discerning ear for musical achievement. But in the end, it's all subjective. Big ups to Lily Allen.

i'm not about to argue the fact that blogs promote a ton of mediocre bands, but like you said, it's all subjective. i promote bands i like, and don't worry if some spare newspaper or a random anonymous commenter thinks they are mediocre.

further, the NY Sun writer had obviously never heard of the Figurines, but their record is fantastic.

in the end, anonymous commenters have far more "discerning ears for music achievement", that's for sure. keep up the great work, anons.

It works both ways. As much as blogs talk about bands I think are awful and don't deserve such outlandish praise they also help promote bands that I've really enjoyed listening to.

I wrote one of my English term papers last semester on blogs and how they're their own form of music jounalism seperate from reviewing and more focused on spreading the word. It isn't their job to tell you how good something is, it's their job to show you what they think is interesting and help it spread.

It's sites like Pitchfork Media and Coke Machine Glow who can give the cds the blogs are hypying true criticism (and most of them seem to still get good scores).

In a way, music journalism in the traditional sense is disappearing. With the state of broadband, it's too easy for people to listen for themseleves, rather than rely on a critic's take on it. The blogs have moved in to the vacuum that this change has left....still journalism, but serving more as guide than judge. Refreshingly, blogs tend to only highlight music that they like, rather than trashing bands to illustrate what clever writers they are. Whether you agree with their individual tastes or not, it's a much more positive energy...

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